BEF Royal Artillery Regimental History Books 1939-1945

Got it but not read it yet-I'll add that even though technically its not a Reggie history

What about the book you was working on?

Thanks
A

Still a long way from publication, but I will get there!

Phil

 

I thought I'd bump this up as there must be more out there.

Just to clarify-I'm after any Royal Artillery Regimental History Book, regardless of price, that contains a section on their time in France with the BEF as well as the rest of the war. ie 1939 to 1945 not just BEF stuff.

Cheers

 

By the time of WW2, the Kent Yeomanry had become 97 (Kent Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA (and later also 143 Field Regiment). The former went to France with the BEF and Boris Mollo's book 'The Kent Yeomanry' published by Tempus in 2006 has a few pictures of the regiment in France, but very little in the way of history. It also covers their time in the Middle East and Italy.

Chris

 

History of the 3rd Medium Regt RA 1939-1945.
The Northern Publishing Co.

History of the 353 (London) Medium Regt RA 1861-1961
by Maj.B.J.Grimwood RA.

Rob

 

History of the 353 (London) Medium Regt RA 1861-1961
by Maj.B.J.Grimwood RA.



You beat me too it Rob

 

The Hertfordshire Yeomanry Regiments, Royal Artillery Part 2
by JD Sainsbury. Hart Books, Welwyn.

Part 2 covers the AA and SL units including 79 HAA Rgt.

Although not an individual Regtl history, The Years of Defeat 1939-41 by Gen Sir Martin Farndale gives a good coverage of all RA units of the BEF.

 

Cheers - I already have years of defeat and its a fine book.

 

These are a few taken from my ever growing collection, some aren't exactly histories, more Biographies, but make interesting reading.

104 (104 Field Battery RA, 3 September 1939 to 3 September 1945, An Informal History
113th Field Regiment RA 1939 - 1945
287th Medium Regiment RA (TA) - Centenary 1859 - 1959307 (South Notts Hussars Yeo) Field Regt RA TA - A Brief History of the Regiment 1794 - 1950
5th Regiment Royal Artillery (The Yorkshire Gunners) - a History of the Regiment 1939 - 2010
60th Field Regiment RA (TA)
6th Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment Royal artillery
A Short History of 39 Regiment Royal Artillery and its Batteries 1947 - 1990
Arty-Boys The History and War Diary of the 10th Medium Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) Royal Artillery 1940 - 1946
Before the Echoes Die Away

And there are many more, but not listed yet!

Phil

 

The (or 'a') 6 HAA Regt history is available on eBay at the moment: 6 HAA

79 HAA Herts Yeo try here. Apologies for not noticing the BEF link.

 

You mentioned the Survey regiments somewhere for which there is Larkhill's Wartime Locators: Royal Artillery Survey in the Second World War by Massimo Mangilli-Climpson. About 30 pages on the BEF (out of about 700!)

 

I am looking at the list here of HAA regiments and I don't see the 93rd listed. I am researching a man who was with the 267th Bty/93rd HAA.

 

The lists on this thread are only the units that served with the British Expeditionary Force in France in 1940 - 93 HAA were out in sunnier climes.

 

Here is a little more on the 93rd HAA Regiment, RA:


93rd Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.A. (T.A.)
HQ, 288th, 289th Btys: Oxton, Birkenhead
267th (Wirral) Bty: West Birkenhead
290th Bty: Chester

The regiment was formed from a cadre of Wirral officers and men transferred from 70th AA Regiment in Liverpool. The regiment was largely recruited from the shipping and insurance offices and banks of Liverpool. It formed part of 33rd AA Brigade at the outbreak of war. 290th Battery left on 15 January 1942. The regiment served in Egypt from mid-1943. It came under command of 2nd AA Brigade in Egypt, training for Sicily and Italy on arrival there. The regiment remained in Egypt until the regiment and batteries were placed into suspended animation on 12 August 1944.

 

Any of you chaps know if there is a 27 Field Regiment History?

 

A shout out for 'Before the Echoes Die Away' mentioned above: 20/200 pages on 68 Fd Regt in the BEF.

 

Cheers Andrew - Still gutted about that 'Harder Than Hammers' I missed out on

 

HI op-ack,

I noticed you mentioned you have a book or diary related to the 60th Field Regiment RA (TA) which I believe my Grandfather may have been a member, the details are a little vague regarding his service and I'm trying to piece it together. He lived in Lincoln and my uncle informed me he was with the RA, given that he was born in 1910 he would have been slightly older than the average conscript which leads me to believe he most likely would have been a member of 237 Battery in Lincoln. I'm trying to confirm this before paying for his service record as I don't have his service number so I would very grateful if you might be able to point me in the direction of any documentation that might be able to do that.

Many thanks in advance,

Matt